TMPPM 2010 > Volume 1, General Information > Appendix B: Vendor Drug Program > Vendor Drug Program > Free Delivery of Medicaid Prescriptions

B.1.4 Free Delivery of Medicaid Prescriptions

Many Medicaid pharmacies across the state offer free delivery of prescriptions to Medicaid clients. To find out which pharmacies offer home delivery, refer clients to the HHSC website at www.txvendordrug.com/Delivery_Pharmacies.pdf or the PCCM Client Helpline at 1-888-302-6688.

Contracted Medicaid pharmacy providers are reimbursed a delivery fee that is included in the medication dispensing fee formula. The delivery fee is paid to HHSC-approved pharmacy providers that have certified that delivery services meet minimum conditions for payment of the delivery fee.

The conditions include:

•Making deliveries to individuals rather than to institutions, such as nursing homes.

•Offering no-charge prescription delivery to all Medicaid clients who request it in the same manner as to the general public.

•Displaying publicly the availability of prescription delivery services at no charge in a prominent place in the pharmacy store (window or door).

•Providing the delivery service without requiring retention of the client's Medicaid Identification (Form H3087).

This delivery fee is not applicable for mail order prescriptions.

For more information, call the Vendor Drug Help Desk at 1-800-435-4165 and ask for Pharmacy Contracts.